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HSBC Holdings PLC05 November 2007 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007 ON ORDINARY SHARES In accordance with their intention to pay quarterly dividends on the ordinaryshares in a pattern of three equal dividends with a variable fourth interimdividend, and as envisaged in the announcement of the 2007 Interim Results on 30July 2007, the Directors of HSBC Holdings plc have declared a third interimdividend of US$0.17 per ordinary share in respect of the year ending 31 December2007. The dividend will be payable on 16 January 2008 to holders of ordinaryshares on the Register on 23 November 2007. The ordinary shares will be quotedex-dividend in London, Hong Kong and Bermuda on 21 November 2007 and in Paris on26 November 2007. The American Depositary Shares will be quoted ex-dividend inNew York on 20 November 2007. Payment on Ordinary Shares The third interim dividend will be payable on 16 January 2008 in cash in USdollars, or in sterling or Hong Kong dollars, or a combination of thesecurrencies, at the forward exchange rates quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London ator about 11.00am on 7 January 2008, and with a scrip dividend alternative.Particulars of these arrangements will be mailed to holders of ordinary shareson or about 5 December 2007, and elections will be required to be made by 2January 2008. Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Principal Registerin the United Kingdom but who has not lodged the share transfer with thePrincipal Registrar should do so before 4.00pm on Friday 23 November 2007 inorder to receive the dividend. The Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register of shareholders will be closed for oneday, on Friday 23 November 2007. Any person who has acquired shares registeredon that Branch Register but who has not lodged the share transfer with the HongKong Branch Registrar should do so before 4.00pm on Thursday 22 November 2007 inorder to receive the dividend. Transfers may not be made to or from the HongKong Overseas Branch Register while that Branch Register is closed. Any person who has acquired ordinary shares registered on the Bermuda OverseasBranch Register of shareholders but who has not lodged the share transfer withthe Bermuda Branch Registrar should do so before 4.00pm on Friday 23 November2007 in order to receive the dividend. Payment on Ordinary Shares held through Euroclear France The dividend will be payable on ordinary shares held through Euroclear France,the settlement and central depositary system for Euronext Paris, on 16 January2008 to the holders of record on 23 November 2007. The dividend will be payablein cash, in euros at the forward exchange rate quoted by HSBC France at or about12 noon on 7 January 2008, or as a scrip dividend. Particulars of thesearrangements will be announced through Euronext Paris on 22 and 28 November2007. Payment on American Depositary Shares The dividend will be payable on American Depositary Shares, each of whichrepresents five ordinary shares, on 16 January 2008 to holders of record on 23November 2007. The dividend of US$0.85 per American Depositary Share will bepayable in cash in US dollars or as a scrip dividend of new American DepositaryShares. Particulars of these arrangements will be mailed to holders on or about30 November 2007, and elections will be required to be made by 21 December 2007.Alternatively, the cash dividend may be invested in additional AmericanDepositary Shares for participants in the dividend reinvestment plan operated bythe depositary. Any person who has acquired American Depositary Shares but who has not lodgedthe transfer documentation with the depositary should do so before 12 noon onFriday 23 November 2007 in order to receive the dividend. DIVIDEND ON 6.20 PER CENT NON-CUMULATIVE US DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES, SERIES A("SERIES A DOLLAR PREFERENCE SHARES") In 2005 1,450,000 Series A Dollar Preference Shares were issued and Series AAmerican Depositary Shares, each of which represents one-fortieth of a Series ADollar Preference Share, were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A non-cumulative fixed-rate dividend of 6.20 per cent per annum is payablequarterly on the Series A Dollar Preference Shares on 15 December, 15 March, 15June and 15 September at the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of HSBCHoldings plc. Accordingly, the Board of HSBC Holdings plc has declared adividend for the quarter ending 15 December 2007. The dividend of US$0.3875 perSeries A American Depositary Share will be payable on 17 December 2007 toholders of record on 30 November 2007. Any person who has acquired Series A American Depositary Shares but who has notlodged the transfer documentation with the depositary should do so before 12noon on Friday 30 November 2007 in order to receive the dividend. FINAL RESULTS As indicated in the announcement of the 2007 Interim Results, the results forthe year to 31 December 2007 will be announced on Monday 3 March 2008. Theresults announcement will be released at or after 4.15pm in Hong Kong (8.15am inLondon, 9.15am in Paris and 3.15am in New York), when the stock index futuresand options markets in Hong Kong have closed. It is intended that any fourthinterim dividend for 2007 that is announced on that date would be payable on 7May 2008 to holders of ordinary shares on the Register on 25 March 2008. HSBCHoldings' ordinary shares would be quoted ex-dividend in London, Hong Kong andBermuda on 19 March 2008 and in Paris on 26 March 2008. The American DepositaryShares would be quoted ex-dividend in New York on 20 March 2008. The Directors of HSBC Holdings plc are S K Green, Baroness Dunn*, Sir BrianMoffat*, M F Geoghegan, Lord Butler*, J D Coombe+, R A Fairhead+, D J Flint, W KL Fung*, J W J Hughes-Hallett+, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart+, G Morgan+, S W Newton+,S M Robertson+ and Sir Brian Williamson+. * Non-executive Director+ Independent non-executive Director Note to editors: HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc serves over 125 million customers worldwide through around10,000 offices in 83 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacificregion, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of some US$2,150billion at 30 June 2007, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking andfinancial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as 'the world'slocal bank'. 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